
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
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Justine Bunka, MD, is a board-certified pediatric physician. She is a graduate of Michigan State University of East Lansing, Michigan, where she earned an undergraduate degree in nutritional sciences with a specialization in health promotion. She then completed medical school at Michigan State University, completing clinical rotations in Flint, Michigan. After medical school, she completed a pediatric residency at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI. Following residency, she spent a year and a half in a pediatric nephrology fellowship at the University of Michigan Hospitals. Her clinical interests are pediatric obesity, hypertension, and nutrition.
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Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
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Education and Training
- Residency 2015, Pediatrics, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners
- MD 2012, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University
- BS 2007, Nutritional Sciences, Michigan State University
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Research
- Pediatric Obesity
- Pediatric Nephrology
- Pediatric Hypertension
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Presentations
- Caretaker and Pediatrician Knowledge on Current Nutrition Guidelines and Perceptions of Healthy Eating Counseling in Outpatient Clinics: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Ventrella M, Giaquinta M, Bunka J, Hasan S, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023